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I Went to a Pro-NYPD Rally Friday Night and Shit Got Ugly
On a cold Friday night in New York, about 50 people gathered to show their support for Gotham's finest, but it wasn't long before counter-protesters angry about police brutality arrived.
New York Got Richer, Weirder and Angrier in 2014
The rent stayed high, hip-hop stayed strange, the police stayed awful and a lot of people wanted Taylor Swift to stay away.
Is Ferguson-Style Unrest Heading to New York City?
The NYPD did some recon in Missouri last week ahead of its own grand jury decision on police violence, expected any day now.
This is How New York’s Record-Breaking Homeless Population Celebrates Thanksgiving
Gotham now lays claim to Great Depression levels of homelessness, with nearly 60,000 humans sleeping in shelters, on the street, or underground. Can a new mayor change the game?
The NYPD Admits a Rookie Cop Killed a 'Total Innocent' Last Night
Another day, another disaster for everybody's favourite police force.
The Human Billboards of New York City
With fliers, menus and business cards serving as their advertising arsenal, these street workers – mostly immigrant men – struggle to survive in America's largest city.
Is New York’s Latest Graffiti Crackdown Backfiring?
Crime rates are low and the new mayor is an outspoken progressive, so why is the NYPD going after graffiti artists like it's 1994?
Ebola Reaches New York; Everything Is Fine
News that a doctor tested positive for the deadly disease spread like wildfire on social media, but nothing's going viral in the city.